What’s Up Wednesday?

The format for today’s post is blatantly stolen from Claudia. Here’s what’s happening with me this Wednesday:

Admiring: Our Christmas tree with it’s new LED lights.

Knitting: Bella’s Mittens. It’s my first time using Malabrigo. I like it but there were 2 knots in one skein. Boo.

Planning: Library Staff Christmas Luncheon. I usually buy everything but this year I’m making baked ziti and supplementing it with antipasto and meatballs from our local Italian restaurant. Can’t wait!

Drying by the woodstove: Lots of clean hand knit socks.

Attending: Hannah’s Christmas concert at the school tonight. It’s her last one. Sob.

Procrastinating: The wrapping of Christmas presents. The tree is up and I feel compelled to put presents under it. And yet I have wrapped exactly nothing.

Listening to: Anonymous 4. I heard them on Sirius for the first time the other day and I love them. I especially like Can Wassel.

You should put your house on the Christmas tour some year. Everything looks so homey. I can totally relate to how you feel about Hannah’s last concert. Music was such a big part of all my kid’s high school experiences. The good news is that maybe she will find some musical activity in college. Ryan played in a jazz band and there were many more wonderful concerts to attend. Enjoy !

Beautiful socks. Today I am finishing a pair of stuffed slippers and staring Bellas mittens in kiwi green! All the books I ordered for the “greats” are in so after my Trustees meeting tonight I will get them wrapped. A quick stop at iparty over lunch and then on the Macy’s. I have to be all done by the family party on Saturday so next week will be a coast to the finish!

You’re inspiring! Baked the cookies the last two evenings, should wash the socks, TLP finishing finals – almost the end – sob! Finishing a pair of Fetchings for a workmate, wishing I could eat some of that lunch! Have a great day Carole.

Love the ‘stockings hung by the chimney with care’ photo! You have such an eye 🙂 I also need to get on the wrapping wagon … I did a bunch, but they’re all in Afghanistan, so do they really count? Still nothing to put under the freshly-put-up-Christmas-tree! I remember the boys’ “last” Christmas concert … double sob! Please give her an extra hug & smooch from us & the girls, wish we could be there 🙂

My stockings get hung every week. I wear all my handknit socks all winter long. Thank God for a woodstove I tell ya.

Wrapping – none done here. Only the gifts that have to get mailed today. One little problem – I am still knitting one of the items that needs to get mailed. Will I ever learn? Should be done by noon though.

Nicole’s first high school concert is tonight. And I am a bad mommy. Tonight is also the Christmas Spinning Party that we have been planning for 6 months. My daughter gave me a pass. She said “Mom – you have gone to every single thing I have sung at since I have been singing for 10 years. Go to your party. You deserve it.” I still feel the guilt though….

and boo hoo about Hannah’s last christmas performance… I am right there with you, and know how much you will miss all the highscool fun stuff – but I absolutely promise that daughters and their worlds get better and better every year!